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Sven's avatar

Great episode! Finally, I'm a subscriber. I had to lend a credit card for that.... I hope, Substack will become more open to other forms of payment in the future. Anyway, glad to finally being able to check out all the other content. Keep it up!

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Yasha Levine's avatar

Thanks!

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Benjamin Glover's avatar

After watching the film then listening I think I agree with your take on it Benedetta as allegory for Verhoeven themselves.

What surprised me about the film, after watching a glut of crappy media the past ~2 years is how gory the film was in spots. Refreshing to be reminded that the medium can still shock.

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Sunshine's avatar

You guys are into a wonderful topic area--religion as politics--politics as religion/crisis of meaning in our lives/power and faith--please keep finding a way to examine these issues more--if nothing else you audience might explode/expand dramatically!

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Yasha Levine's avatar

welcome to the doll house is his most commercially successful and i would say mild film. start there! and then keep going!

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Evgenia's avatar

Also recommend the book on Solondz by Julian Murphet if you want to get into theory of it all

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